Chile Steps Up Guard Against Real Estate Bubble, Mercurio Says

Chile’s central bank and Finance Ministry created a working group to guard against a possible bubble developing in the real estate market, El Mercurio reported today, citing the ministry’s International Finance Coordinator Ignacio Briones.

The working group is part of the financial stability council, which in addition to the ministry and central bank includes the securities and pension regulators, the Santiago- based newspaper reported.

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